Time in motion: the molecular clock meets the microbiome.

Liang, Xue; Bushman, Frederic D; FitzGerald, Garret A · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Thaiss et al. report that the intestinal microbiota undergoes diurnal oscillation, which is controlled by host feeding time. Disruption of the host circadian clock induces dysbiosis, which is associated with host metabolic disorders.

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